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Work & commute · Fish Lake

Work & commute in Fish Lake, IN

Most working residents leave Fish Lake for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are La Porte (24%), Michigan City (8%) and South Bend (5%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 384 working residents
Typical commute
17 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
34 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
6%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 384 Fish Lake residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Fish Lake.

384live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
30work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Fish Lake goes to work

ErieNapervilleChicagoKingsford HeightsNew CarlisleKnoxPorterLa PorteHammondMichigan CitySouth BendKankakeeCoolspringPleasantScipioWillsFish LakeLa PorteMichigan CitySouth BendWillsPleasantChicagoPorterHammondKankakeeKnoxFish Lake
1
La Porte9.2 mi away
24%92
2
Michigan City19.4 mi away
8%29
3
South Bend16.8 mi away
5%19
4
Wills6.5 mi away
3%12
5
Pleasant5.2 mi away
3%11
6
Chicago, IL61.6 mi away
2%8
7
Porter27.9 mi away
2%7
8
Hammond48.9 mi away
2%7
9
Kankakee8.2 mi away
2%7
10
Knox18.7 mi away
2%6
Everywhere elseother towns and states
48%186

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Fish Lake commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

36%Under 10 mi
31%10–24 mi
14%25–50 mi
19%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Fish Lake is a commuter town

0.08jobs per working resident
A commuter town

0.08 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Fish Lake are

30 jobs are based in Fish Lake. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Fish Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Fish Lake

30 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)0%
Trade, transport & utilities17%
Services (health, schools, offices…)83%
$1,250 a month or less30%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%
Over $3,333 a month37%

Jobs Fish Lake residents hold

384 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)35%
Trade, transport & utilities18%
Services (health, schools, offices…)47%
$1,250 a month or less11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month28%
Over $3,333 a month61%
+50%

Jobs based in Fish Lake, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 30. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.
Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.
Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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